Putty Gasbag

The NSW Government approved exploration for coal seam gas 500m from the World Heritage Wollemi National Park at Putty. The Australian 'gas rush' for export needs to be reconsidered taking into account the impacts on the environment, people’s health, livelihoods and plans for the future.

Tuesday, 13 November 2012

After nearly 30 years of helping the people of NSW to
protect their environment and heritage under the law, EDO NSW faces an
unprecedented threat to its survival and we need your help to ensure we can
continue to assist you in public interest environmental matters. Please read on
to better understand the problem and what you can do to help.

Friday, 14 September 2012

The Liberal Party may have a clever media strategy but broken promises will
not be ignored; the Green’s Jeremy Buckingham reports on a Frack Finding Tour
of the US; and as the NSW government gives mining companies permission to
deplete our groundwater is El Nino back?

Thursday, 13 September 2012

The Green’s Responsible Mining Bill aims to empower
councils to make the final decision about mining and gas development and to
introduce no-go zones where mining, gas and other extractive industries will
not be permitted including

Wednesday, 12 September 2012

Dart Energy's PEL 460 which covers the southern area of Putty has now been offered for renewal by the NSW Government along with many other expired petroleum exploration licences. The government has also quietly released the final version of the Strategic Land Use Policy.

Friday, 7 September 2012

A COURT has ordered Dart Energy to temporarily halt test
drilling for coal seam gas (CSG) at Fullerton Cove, near Newcastle, but the
energy firm says it may still be able to keep to its timetable.

Fullerton Cove residents applied to the Land and Environment
Court for a temporary injunction to stop drilling at the site as they prepare
for a court battle in which they will try to have the project spiked
altogether.

Wednesday, 18 July 2012

Residents in Butler County, Pennsylvania share their
fracking experience. Film shared courtesy of Nature Abounds' friend Rich
Waters, a local photographer and videographer who is documenting how fracking
is changing the lives of his neighbors in Southwest Pennsylvania. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcUyuFjx0IU&feature=share

Thursday, 5 July 2012

The Great Artesian Basin and the Great Barrier Reef are
called great for a reason. They are the largest of their kind in the world.
Coal seam gas extraction has the potential to ruin both these Australian
greats.

The Great Artesian Basin (GAB), the country’s only permanent
inland water, underlies a quarter of Australia, the driest inhabited continent
on earth.

Friday, 22 June 2012

In
late May I had a dream that I was in a library looking up something to do with
coal seam gas and someone approached me to join a meeting. Over 60 people were
at the meeting and they were all anti CSG campaigners who worked in the public
service and had been told they would lose their jobs if they continued
campaigning against it, or they were people without permanent Australian
residency and were threatened with deportation.

Wednesday, 20 June 2012

Recently,
when a guest was reluctant to plug a new laptop into a power socket in our
house, I realised just how little people understand solar energy. Yesterday,
Harvey Norman announced that it had placed a substantial order for
user-friendly solar panels to supply to customers in addition to kitchens,
bathroom items, hot water and air conditioning systems.